Woman shot while driving in South Trenton

Police investigate an afternoon shooting at Liberty and Hewitt streets on Saturday afternoon. The victim was shot multiple times while a man and two children who were also in the car escaped major injury in the hail of bullets. (Trentonian photo/SCOTT KETTERER)

TRENTON — A woman is left fighting for her life as police piece together what happened Saturday afternoon in South Trenton when the woman was gunned down while driving with two children and another adult in the car.

The shooting occurred around 3:47 p.m. near the intersection of Liberty and Hewitt streets where the victim’s green Infiniti I30 stopped just short of hitting the C2 Computers store.

Residents in the area said they heard what sounded like automatic gunfire and at least nine shots penetrated the driver’s side of the car.

Minister Lee Ingram, who lives in the neighborhood, said he was shocked to learn of the shooting, especially that there were children in the car. Visibly distraught, Ingram shook his head and said “This is crazy, this don’t make no sense.”

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Ingram, who said the neighborhood is usually quiet, recalled another incident involving a child in danger in January during a robbery of the Rinconcito Guatemalteco store at Liberty and Vroom streets when a three-year old girl had a gun held to her head. “Something has to be done,” he said.

A police source said that the woman was hit two to four times with at least one shot behind the ear and the others in her shoulder and back after a vehicle rolled up and fired at least nine shots.

Police said they could not comment on the investigation at the scene, but said that the suspect fled in an unknown direction and did not offer a description of the shooter or shooters. The official said it’s believed that there are multiple shooters.

The police source told The Trentonian that there was one man, one woman and two children in the car. The children escaped major injury, suffering only cuts from the glass fragments entering the car. The man was unscathed the source said.

The female victim was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where she was in critical but stable condition as of press time.

Police were not offering a motive last night.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call the Trenton Police confidential tipline at (609) 989-3663 or the Crimestoppers tipline at (609) 278-8477.

Those wishing to text a tip regarding the shooting can send a message labelled TCSTIPS to Trenton Crime Stoppers at 274637.